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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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